The United Arab Emirates has released photos of a daughter of Dubai's ruler after friends and supporters say she was forcibly returned after fleeing months earlier.

The state-run WAM news agency carried a government statement Monday saying the princess is "at home and living with her family in Dubai."

Her father is Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's ruler and the UAE's prime minister and vice president.

The government says Sheikha Latifa met with Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on December 15 at the family's request.

A photo released by the UAE shows Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, a daughter of Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, meeting Mary Robinson, a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former president of Ireland, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AAP)

"During her visit to Dubai, Mary Robinson was reassured that HH Sheikha Latifa is receiving the necessary care and support she requires," the UAE foreign ministry said.

Photos show the two women smiling in what appears to be a home.

Sheikha Latifa had previously appeared in a 40-minute video saying she was imprisoned off and on for several years and abused.